Optical Power and Wavelength for Single-Source Simulation of EDFA WDM Gain: Theoretical Basis

Baney, Douglas

HPL-96-21

Keyword(s): WDM, gain, measurements, EDFA, optical fiber

Abstract: This paper presents a theory, based on a homogeneous model for the erbium-doped fiber amplifier, that yields the optimum optical source power and wavelength to simulate multiple WDM channels for the purpose of measuring optical gain.